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Date: 2008 September 08|18 شهريور 1387


 NAM MINISTERIAL MEETING

ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY

TEHRAN, 3- 4 SEPTEMBER2007

Program of work

SUNDAY, 2 SEPTEMBER 2007

·        Arrival of the delegations

·        Checking in the Hotel

·        Registration at the Hotel

MONDAY, 3 SEPTEMBER 2007

08:00 - 09:00

Registration of participants and distribution of documents

Opening Session:

09:00 - 09:10

National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Recitation of  the Holy Quran

09:10 - 09:15

Opening of the Meeting by H.E Mr. Felipe Pérez Roque, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)

09:15 - 09:35

Opening Statement by H.E Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran

09:35 - 09:45

Statement by  H.E Mr. Felipe Pérez Roque, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba

09:45 - 09:55

Election of Bureau  and adoption of the provisional agenda

09:55 - 10:05

Welcoming  remarks by H.E Mr. M. Mottaki, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran

10:05 - 10:15

Statement by H.E Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Conference

10:15 - 10:25

Statement by H.E. Ms. Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

10:25 - 10:35

Statement by H.E Mr. Pierre Sane, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences

10:35 - 10:50

Cultural program

10.:50- 11:10

Group photograph for Heads of Delegation

Break

11:00 - 12:30

Session I:

General debate (Statements by heads of delegation)

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 16:00

Session II:

General Debate (Statements by heads of delegation)

16:00 - 16:15

Break

16:15 - 18:00

Session III:

General Debate (Statements by heads of delegation)

Side events:

14:00 - 16:00

18:15 - 19:00

20:30

-Informal Panel Discussion on “ Enhancement of International cooperation in The field of Human Rights ”

- Visiting the Exhibition on Cultural Diversity

- Dinner Reception hosted by H.E Mr. Mottaki Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran – Diplomatic Club

TUESDAY, 4 SEPTEMBER 2007

09:00 - 10:30

Session IV:

General debate (Statements by heads of delegation)

10:30 - 10:45

Break

10:45 - 12:30

Session V :

General debate (Statements by heads of delegation)

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 16:30

Session VI:

General debate (Statements by  heads of delegation)

Adoption of the final document of the Meeting

Report of the Rapporteur

16.30 - 17:00

Break

17:00 - 18:00

Closing session

Closing Statements 

Cultural program

18:00 - 18:30

Press Conference

Side event:

20:30

Dinner Reception hosted by H.E. Mr. Esfandyar Rahim Mashaei Vice President and Head of cultural Organization and H.E. MR. Saffar Harandi the Minister of Culture & Islamic guidance – Hotel Homa

Wednesday, 5 SEPTEMBER 2007

  • Please indicate one of the following sight seeing tour options you would like to attend on 5 September 2007.
  • All relevant costs (transportation and food) will be covered by the organizing committee.          The interested delegations should select one of the following tours. The tours will be carried out  if there are enough requests.

Sightseeing Program

TEHRANTOUR

09:00           Jewelry Museum

16:30           Carpet  Museum

OR

ISFAHANTOUR

07:00          Departure to Airport

                   Visiting of Isfahan City

20:00          Return to Tehran 

Tuesday, 6 September

Departure of delegations